Prof. G. Raghurama is an accomplished teacher, administrator and researcher in the Higher Education Division.
He has a proven track record in various areas of educational administration and lead teams in the implementation of innovative ideas.
He was an integral part of the team led at BITS Pilani to envision the transformation of the University.
He is an alumnus of IIT Madras - [M.Sc. Physics] and got his Ph.D. from IISc Bangalore.
He served his five-year tenure as the Director of BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus on 30 October 2021.
In 2007, he was appointed as Deputy Director (Academics) in charge of academic affairs at BITS Pilani including faculty recruitment.
Key positions that he held in academic administration were Dean of Faculty Division, Dean of Admission and Placement for more than 14 years before taking over as Deputy Director.
During his tenure as Dean at BITS, he was a key figure in the design and implementation of BITSAT, a fully computer-based online test for admission to BITS, which has become a benchmark in online testing in India.
In 2009, he pioneered the first draft of Vision 2020 for BITS Pilani, which later became the Vision 2020, Mission 2021 project for BITS Pilani.
In 2010 he was appointed as the Director of BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, during which he contributed significantly to the development of the Institute. During his tenure as Director, he also led the project transformation phase at the BITS Pilani campus and was responsible for expansion and modernization of physical infrastructure at the BITS Pilani campus.
In 2015, he shifted to BITS Pilani, Goa campus and in 2016 he was appointed as the director of the campus. In 2017, he led a strategic planning exercise "Project Lakshya" for BITS Pilani.
He has successfully represented BITS Pilani in MHRD, IOE Secretariat and UGC as its nodal officer from the application stage for the position of Institute of Eminence, which was finally awarded in 2018.
Prof. Raghurama also guided the completion of construction of 6 hostel buildings and new academic block as part of the second phase infrastructure development of Goa campus.